and,

| concert till looked to _ be a.

a ova announced -.that Toots.
~~: and the Maytals, would not. -

- ity Randy | Newman ‘was. ..y

-_ fori in -nmerva

. - ‘This latest festival” was’ te
‘be the one. to change the: tide.
: indeed, » there.’ were’
“finally © ‘some | impressive
os names. on the bill. oy

oe “Interest faded for. ‘many
7 “before the-event when it- was:
. announced ‘that. Ww would .

“not be. appearing... Friday's

; Randy Newman, Toots. and. S

‘the -Maytals ‘andthe
- Downchild . Blues" ‘Band a
Slated to appear. nee Ps

- First blow. came. when it co a ee oS
fhe brushed. aside. . od
~ guy’s.- “serious: -

oe “means _ it,”
es says. oes PS S

be. making i it. chs
“NONCHALANCE Se eae
I ‘saw a woman ‘stand. up

AND NERVE . . -
i and gripe. to her friends: * “T'm
“Then, during. a long break: -

2 are ‘here.”. ae

7 ‘LONG S SUFFERING

already: overdue’ for his set, AUDIENCE

_ the audience was treated toa. Bat”

: re on’. Friday — North
small gentleman called = is sent : pacific should have been
‘Xavier who came on to tell - thanking their: lucky | stars.

oe them they w were out of luck. .

Xavier. is. “the head of - ee
North Pacific and’ what. he. aig.
~ lacks i in stature: he makes: up ee

ane Fell aswel Me 5

“ pulled on them.’

od first encountered him ¢ at bu:
‘the ‘Victoria: ‘Day. festival’. 's
when, on: introducing. myself
" to‘him-he blurted out tome:
“I don’t’ ‘give intervie cI
“don’t have | any. comment,”
and ran away.

non’ appearance
in: his hotel room,

“He tells. us he wants a big
~ hand-for.a, friend: ‘of his who.
has” ‘kindly. agreed -to stand
| ~! in. We: are then entertained ~
ee riday che- “ames “by --an-- unknown © beer- |
charm .on: a <
audience - “by ‘nowchalantly’ a drinking artist. who . ‘pounds’.

d ~caway on'-a_ piano — while ~
announcing the crowd was _ grunting intoa :microphone.

too small to lay Randy #
. eG had. ‘had’ a. ‘taste. of: the *

Newman. 7

a po - same. condescending attitude
“Can we take a vote'on. towards.the West Coast from -
that,” someone yells and is. these big. shots fresh off the

_ wounds. ”

“Incredibly: enough,

ve Gen

‘honoring. uS° in» the boonies
“that Newman was indeed on
“the North Shore. ne

‘the. ‘terms of the contract
_ were but ‘it had: definitely

v4

mrevewore ners Cl on a eae

ae cate wR Rae al

went there,
- beautiful | way: ‘to- spend an

twas. ;
: ‘confirmed. to me: ee one of .
‘the big talkers from Toronto © -

‘No, she. didn’t know. what. :

The

my

“Considering the etdown, i

the. straw, listening to. a.

yo explanation “for Newman's | stand-in. band in. mellow.and

“Randy. is _ reasonably “content mood: -
oe his , closing a act, + Downchild Blues _

: 7 Band.

a been his s decision not to play ae
> “and - they. ‘were .
ss money” when she came in On:
: on d. the conversation. - |
New York. T° can’t believe hee
how behind the times *s people oes

. _doubtedly —
7 setting. Even. though it was
_ different to what everybody - -
nad ‘expected | ‘when. they
it. was’ ‘still-a.

concert”. _ was.
‘saved... -by |

evening," Ona. ‘mountaintop. :
they were dealing with those ~ surrounded | ‘by ‘spectacular |

same out of date people. ~ -scenery on a hot. Summer's
os oe evening. mo :

: Less mellow “audiences oe
would : have. torn the | place. :

_ apart after having such | a a trip 7

the crowd reacted ‘incredibly .
S and.

“showed. =.
Cote . patience, sitting back among
Fred. Xavier. says in ‘way. of oe

-< while waiting to hear the.

As Street Hearts. left. the. :
-. Stage, ‘another ~
Pacific: man came bouncing
on. with more news—that :
-Downchild “would not’ be
appearing. and they'd like us"
all to. come’ back another
: day.

. ete, So tere cCee Ter ee Deere Tt nC Cnt er Lala ae sae hae
pesraas Oe

AS. the udience wandered :

nobedy on vellable was - hap
pening. But. ‘then there’

management who do. their.
best but can’t be expected to
- know about the: details oft the.
music. side... ae

These. “people”: at North’ a
Pacific seem: as on the. ball. g
-with. their’ public relations as-
_ they are with’ their: r festival —
Programing. aon

7 It had L come SO. tedious
7 trying. ‘to reach | a “press
: Officer” who is. never even
available’ to: speak" with the -
_.. press. that Td Stopped. trying.»
and come to. accept that his.

on” Community.» 10 tonight
_ Wednesday) 2 a

job . Started and: finished ‘at: .
& leaving. Somplimentary
; a at the ‘hotel desk.

_ talking

_ UNREWARDED

une _ PATIENCE -

its. =

"Since the “press officer” i is so nee
always. too. busy and. since:

-Mr.. Xavier Says he. doesn’t -
speak to us at all, I patiently.
asked: about — fixing . up. for.”
someone else to. comment _
: after the weekend.

‘NV SE OLY
Fire. ‘Department . Tuesday:
—. farewell ‘to an meémbe!

spoke to. “decided: ‘the. a

I ‘problem would: all be solved | i aa
‘by my ‘Speaking | with | "years "earlier to the e day a and a
really... great... guy”. called _

chad» been .a ‘captain for 7
_ Michael - ‘Deacon. and. ‘she'd: - -almost eight years, retired ato.
fix it up for. ‘Sunday, for sur oe aoe

extreme.

Another ‘woman ¢ came in.
and the girl introduced me to
her, telling’ her I. wanted:10

retired recently. 5 Lieutenant : =
William. ‘Carnegie; who had:

oe - Bones with ‘this. Michael ; ‘held his: rank for three years, _ :
_» Deaconon Sunday. : lefta at age BQO ee
FINAL LETDOWN | Dae cd | Be. mur:

“Michael Deacon v wor’ t tbe
able to speak to anyone on.
Sunday,” she snapped. “He'll”
be” rushing, all over the
place.”

. ~ Replacement fireman for a
“the: ‘department is: 27-year oo
old Dean Larivee." oe -

‘North

“When. I ‘explained ‘my,
problem, she replied’ that

* many exoiting>
new stores: Join’
/ Batons and Woodward’
and the over 100 existing

shops and services at Park Royat, .

natertsnichmetn tnt Saou pahinenerabmeemmne seni smegl eh tele *
1

ot